Katie Price's outfit at Britain's National Television Awards needs to be explained

Katie Price turned heads with a very different look at a recent red carpet event. Photo / Getty

Fashion-watchers have been begging glamour model Katie Price to cover up on the red carpet for years now.

Katie Price chose a nude bodysuit for a red carpet appearance last year. Photo / Getty

Careful what you wish for.

The 38-year-old model, businesswoman and reality star rocked up to the red carpet for Britain's National Television Awards this week in an unusually demure outfit, with not an exposed cleavage or knicker-flash to be seen.

But the skirt, though ... can we talk about the skirt?

Katy Price's look is a far cry from her usual red carpet choices. Photo / Getty

Teamed with a jet-black "Wiggles gone Goth" skivvy, Price's skirt swallowed her frame, with material that looked like it had been ripped from a 1980s curtain rack.

From the side, the skirt took on an odd new shape, as though Price's torso was emerging from one half of a giant Christmas cracker:

It could be argued that Price is still trying to wear more of a costume than a skirt. Photo / Getty

Even so, it is a far cry from the Price of days gone by:

Price took a literal approach to her outfit at the launch of fragrance Kissable. Photo / Getty

Price fully embraced dressing as a horse. Photo / Getty